The upper and lower reference lines are In(OH 3, Cu, Cu1.94S, and simulated wurtzite CuInS2, respectively Fig. 5 Growth process of CuInS2 nanoleaves.
Thus, the application of a distinct period and its length could possibly result in a higher or lower reference level under the same BAU assumption.
The results reveal that the lower reference height in our work as compared to other works is due to the higher level of solar activity.
They recommended the use of the direct method, which implies the enrolment of a healthy population of at least 120 individuals and the determination of 2.5th and 97.5th percentile for the lower reference limit and the URL, respectively.
In the bisection task, they had to judge whether the central element was closer to the upper or lower reference element (vertical bisection) or closer to the right or left reference element (horizontal bisection).
The study conducted in Mbeya, Tanzania was performed in a similar rural population and identical methodology to our study but showed a narrower and lower reference range (406 1392 cells/µl) [24].
A hematologic reference range study conducted in a community living at a lower altitude (1175 m) in Uganda, using identical instrumentation to our study, reported a lower reference range for hemoglobin of 11.1 g/dL and 10.1 g/dL for men and women respectively, based on the lower 5th percentile and not the 2.5th percentile of the current study [8].
Lower reference limits for anemia and Cbl deficiency were defined according to Danish reference limits.
cThe suggested lower reference limit (LRL) and its 95% confidence interval (CI).
Overall, the examined factors had stronger impacts on the upper than on the lower reference limits.
This is particularly true for the upper reference limits, whereas the lower reference limits were less affected.
